Season Review · October 6, 2026
Rughton City: Division 8 review - The season in numbers
Rughton City’s Season 23 in Division 8 ended with 33 points and a fifth-place finish. Their record was 10 wins, three draws and nine losses, with 30 goals scored and 40 conceded for a goal difference of -10.
Gary's mark
5/5
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Finished
5th
Points
33
Record
10-3-9
GD
-10
Gary 'Nano' Pettit-Thompson IV
Lead Football Journalist
The Match & Season Desk
Data-first, narrative-second. If it happened on the pitch, Gary filed it.
A Columns Desk filing — visual season centre first, then the full notebook.
Season Centre
The campaign in pictures — before the filing.
Position
5th
Points
33
Win Rate
45%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-4-2
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Luis Pinto
RCF
16 contributions
Top scorer
Weijie Hong
LCF
11 goals
Top assists
Luis Pinto
RCF
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 33
- P63
- Scoring
- 30
- P54
- Defence
- 40
- P4
- Clean sheets
- 4
- P38
- Goal difference
- -10
- P46
5/5
Season mark
Average — ⭐⭐⭐☆☆
Campaign Record
10-3-9
Wins
10
45%
Draws
3
14%
Losses
9
41%
Attack · Defence
-10 GD
The Filing
Gary's notebook, desk by desk — with the forthcoming newsroom voices framed around the edges.
From Gary's Notebook
Season Overview
Filed by
Gary Nano
Rughton City’sSeason 23in Division 8 ended with 33 points and a fifth-place finish. Their record was 10 wins, three draws and nine losses, with 30 goals scored and 40 conceded for a goal difference of -10.
As the supplied fun fact puts it, it was “A season of football with its own unique story.” The numbers tell a clear part of that story: Rughton City secured ten wins, while the overall record and goal difference reflect a campaign with both points gained and goals conceded.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished5thin Division 8.
- Recorded10 winsand3 draws.
- Scored30 goalsacross the season.
- Collected33 points.
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
Rughton City recorded nine losses and conceded 40 goals, while scoring 30. Their goal difference finished at -10. Those figures, alongside 33 points, describe the season’s main areas for improvement without diminishing the 10 wins that formed part of their record.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Rughton City’sSeason 23ended in fifth place with 33 points, built on 10 wins and three draws. They scored 30 goals, conceded 40 and finished with a -10 goal difference. The record captures a campaign with ten victories, but also nine losses and more goals conceded than scored.